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to wear it whenever he went ¡into action. He did so, to the wrest astonishment of his officers and crew when the New: Zealand went into action off Heligoland. He wore it again when the ship fought and sank the German ship Blucher. Be wore it again at the batüe of Jutland. On each occasion his ship came off unscathed.
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(Continued from Page 5) was a dispiriting ending to that match, and possibly the memory Perhaps Miss Stammers was of it remained with Austin. He of this psychological has never been at his best at She served two double Bournemouth, and Perry, save in ter is nevertheless the dapper faults in the ninth game, and when the middle of the third set which she had lost the tenth from fifteen, went to 14 games, always had his You realise at the Senorita's drop-and-drive measure.
jaw of the type, General Trot-
Guardsman in his jappearances.
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Tery parade coming into its own, Chile looked! It could not be called 'a
though it? ground soldier when you see one as if it might capture the first exhilarating contest, sleeve pinned across the breast set.
produced high-class play, because of his coat. He lost that armi Once more the invader declined, Austin's game lacked any storm- in the Boer War, but won the and England rose. Miss Stammers jing attributes, and Ferry, consis- D.S.O. And the loss of the won the next two games quite tently sound at the back of the love. She court and armed at all points, bad arm did not prevent his com-easily, the second manding a Guards brigade in made some withering drives and little need to indulge in any vol- France during the Great War. some brilliant volleys. but her op-leying fights.
ber played into "He is my best and oldest ponent rather
But if the match lacked the friend." said King Edward, hands by weak returns.
"needle" quality that strains the once, when in the wilds of The second set was full of ex-eye of the spectator, and if it Africa General Trotter lay ill eitement-a thrilling bout indeed. always seemed a little unreal, it with a heart attack.
Again the Senorita had an initial had one great virtue for British The attack had been deve-lead; she might have been three-lawn tennis. It demonstrated that loping for some time. "G." as love if Miss Stammers had not Perry is "fighting fit" and
that! the General is known to all in striven gallantly to save the third no legacy of his American mishap the Royal Household, would not game.
remains. He was racing round give in and accompanied King
In the fourth, all the luck was the court with all his old speed Edward on a hunting trip. The against the Chilean. She had and assurance: crisis came at the camp at disconcerting fall at the end of
Perry was never threatened in Lake Albert. The strain of a long rally and on picking her the first set and Austin's, guard the hunting trip and the tropi-self up was foot-faulted--for the was lowered because his mind ap- Jeal weather tried General Trot-second time, ́ Rules have to
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acted in sympathy. She served The reproduction of modern
return on the backhand. two double faults to lose the fifth sport for people who cannot see "If anything happens to him, game-3/2 to the Senorita. the original 'requires, I suppose, better than they began the hard I'll never forgive myself," said The sixth game had a key as these intrusions. The Renshaws week told on them. Malfroy could King Edward, and himself pect; it was tough and long. The in the last century were free from nursed the sick man all through Chilean was vantage point twice: them.
not win enough service games, and; the night and on board ship she could not clinch it. Again
aff the deeper lobs he was smash But Lawn Tennis calls for more down the Nile to the nearest Miss Stammers went to 5/3. concentration than football.
Soing poorly. Stedman has strength-! medical
The seventh game yielded the Austin did not settle down for ened his volleying, bat neither hel
nor his partner had the certainty seen in the West End of Lon-Stammers made some
be of touch that Hughes revealed wonderful good-humoured "back-chat" don accompanying King Edward volleys. In the eighth she hit two teen the players. When the issue when it came to the crisis. when the latter was Prince of decisive winners off
Sir Curtis George Lampson, the The Wimbledon winners. Miss Wales. At dances or in
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Stammers and Miss James, and explorer baronet, whose address theatre the deep friendship be-mers came to 40/15-two match
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Austin led 3-2 and 43 bat Perry and Miss Round,
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Nuthall was on the losing side May 4 at Birmingham last month, Prince was very marked. At match won by a service which beat to carry a key point.
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a finishing volley. Perry lobbed so shining as
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final.
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F. J. Perry bt H. W. Austin, 6-ing, intimated that there might the 86, 6-3.
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had thought the match was over. fanlts in one game were virtually
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Miss K. E. Stammers bt Sta. Lizans (Chile), 7---5, 7-5.
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Malfroy & A. C. Stedman) G. P. Hughes & C. R. D. Tuckey bt C. E. Malfroy & A. C. Stedman (New the Zealand), 4—6, 5———2, 2–7, 6–1.
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Personal Surety
On the question of bail, Sir
days decided on the spur of the She pulled up to deuce and won his only blemish-that its Men's Doobies (Holders:
saved the game. She had
four acceptance did not matter. match balle.
won the fourteenth, the elinching Another had to be rescued in the game, from fifteer. tenth game, and the crowd cheer- Tension had subsided in ed vociferously when the Senorita third set, for it was obvious that Women's Doubles (Holders: Mrs. J Curtis said that some misunder served an ace and drew level at the task of capturing three sets Miss F. James & Miss K. E. Star-standing had arisen about his 5-5. She had really done enough in a row against, a perfect Perry mers bt Ms. B. Allister (South surety, who had been accepted by to vindicate the honour of Chili was beyond the capacity of any Africa) & Miss B. Nuthall, 6-2, Scotland Yard, but who, was
had In the eleventh game, neglecting player. So the last set
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present in court. to gauge the wind, she lobbed out play-out-time" aspect; the fight Mixed Doubles (Holder: C. R. D.
Sergeant Taylor said that Sir Turkey & Miss M. C. Scriven) of court and, in spite of a double-was practically over.
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Far more speculative was The first three points in the men's doubles final that followed. Itwelfth game went quicidy to the
For three sets the result looked un- holder. Two more match balls certain, but the New Zealanders, An untakable cross-court drive once their hopes were dashed by the James Ernest Falmer, aged 25,1gave her the second. The two stubborn British resistance in the Albert Palmer, 24, and Thomas girls left the court smiling their long third set. had to bow to a Paimer, aged 22, all brothers, em-pleasure over · a· most attractive
more thrustful combination. ¡ployed
miners, of Stain-contest, the crowd saluting them forth, Yorks, were charged at
Except in the first set, when he I thought that the loser had thef Doncaster West Riding police-weapons to win That she did not best of the four, and the number and W. Ward (skip),
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re-done only indicated her inexperi- astute resource were legion. He
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